‘You took blankets from us & …’: Prashant Kishor’s verbal spat with protesting students goes viral | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj party chief Prashant Kishor got into ugly spat with protesting Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants on Sunday in Patna, with students alleging that the political strategist-turned-politician intimidated them.The altercation took place early Monday after cops used water cannons to disperse the students demanding the cancellation of the BPSC exam held…

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‘Deference to privacy’: Congress shares why Gandhi family didn’t accompany Manmohan Singh’s kin for immersion of ashes | India News – Times of India

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Gandhi pays last respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh during the latter’s State Funeral, at the Nigam Bodh Ghat in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Monday issued clarification on BJP’s allegations that the top party leaders did not accompany the family for immersion of the…

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to visit Sandeshkhali for first time since protests | India News – Times of India

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is set to visit Sandeshkhali on Monday, marking her first trip to the region since the massive and violent protests, erupted over allegations of sexual harassment against local TMC leaders.The visit focused on government welfare programs, comes as a…

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Contemplating terrorist act for years is also an act of terrorism: Delhi HC | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Contemplating a terrorist act for years, even without executing it, constitutes a terrorist act, the Delhi high court has said.“The definition of ‘terrorist act’ under Section 15 of UAPA clearly includes the expressions ‘with intent to strike terror’, by any other means of whatever nature to cause or likely to cause. Such an…

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In a first, SC collegium starts interacting with lawyers backed for HC judgeship | India News – Times of India

To erase this perception of lineage trumping merit or a judicial officer getting priority over first-generation lawyers in getting recommended for appointment as high court judges, one of the collegium judges recently mooted the idea of instructing high court collegiums not to recommend lawyers or judicial officers whose parents or close relatives were/are judges of…

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ASI decodes Sanskrit inscription found in POK | India News – Times of India

HYDERABAD: An ancient Sanskrit inscription discovered on a rock outside Gilgit in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir was decoded by ASI’s epigraph division. Written in Brahmi script, it dates back to approximately 4th-century CE, reports U Sudhakarreddy. According to ASI epigraphy director K Muniratnam Reddy, the inscription reads: “Pushpasingha, for the merit of his guru (name partially lost),…

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After first civilian test flight landing, Navi Mumbai airport set for May ops | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: The Navi Mumbai airport missed its much-touted March-end deadline, but not by much as the city’s second commercial flights airport is expected to be inaugurated on April 17. Access to the public will begin four weeks later, in the second half of May, when airlines commence domestic flights, along with cargo operations. By the…

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